Hatra flourished under the Parthians, during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, as a religious and trading center. Parthian Empire, governed by Arabian princes. The traditional stories of the fall of Hatra tell of Nadera, daughter of the King of Araba, who betrayed the city into the hands of Shapur. The story tells of how Shapur killed the king and married Nadera, but later had her killed also. The temples covered some 1.

Most rain falls in the winter. The Köppen-Geiger climate classification is BSh. The average annual temperature in Hatra is 20. In inscriptions found at Hatra, several rulers are mentioned.

Other rulers are sporadically mentioned by classical authors. They appear with two titles. 80 million in the first phase of restoration of Babylon. Hatra temple have Saddam’s name. Temenos, and on deep soundings in the Temenos central area.